# Movie Marathon (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 17, 2019, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780 "2019-08-17T02:03:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 95
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2019, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/1883 "2019-11-13T16:34:18Z")
Movies about non-U.S. leaders, and whom they focus on 1. Her Majesty Mrs. Brown - Queen Victoria and Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli 2. Hero - Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of a unified China. 3. Moon over Parador - Richard Dreyfuss poses as the leader of a South American country. 4. The Other Boleyn Girl - Anne Boleyn & Henry VIII 5. Gandhi - Mohandas Gandhi ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2019, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/1884 "2019-11-13T17:29:14Z")
Movies about non-U.S. leaders, and whom they focus on 1. Her Majesty Mrs. Brown - Queen Victoria and Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli 2. Hero - Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of a unified China. 3. Moon over Parador - Richard Dreyfuss poses as the leader of a South American country. 4. The Other Boleyn Girl - Anne Boleyn & Henry VIII 5. Downfall - Adolf Hitler and his secretary, Traudl Junge 6. Gandhi - Mohandas Gandhi 7. The Queen - Queen Elizabeth II ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2019, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/1885 "2019-11-13T17:50:13Z")
Movies about non-U.S. leaders, and whom they focus on 1. Her Majesty Mrs. Brown - Queen Victoria and Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli 2. Hero - Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of a unified China. 3. Moon over Parador - Richard Dreyfuss poses as the leader of a South American country. 4. The Other Boleyn Girl - Anne Boleyn & Henry VIII 5. Downfall - Adolf Hitler and his secretary, Traudl Junge 6. Gandhi - Mohandas Gandhi 7. The Queen - Queen Elizabeth II 8. The Virgin Queen - Elizabeth I and Sir Walter Raleigh ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2019, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/1886 "2019-11-13T18:04:36Z")
Movies about non-U.S. leaders, and whom they focus on 1. Her Majesty Mrs. Brown - Queen Victoria and Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli 2. Hero - Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of a unified China. 3. Moon over Parador - Richard Dreyfuss poses as the leader of a South American country. 4. The Other Boleyn Girl - Anne Boleyn & Henry VIII 5. Downfall - Adolf Hitler and his secretary, Traudl Junge 6. Gandhi - Mohandas Gandhi 7. The Queen - Queen Elizabeth II 8. The Virgin Queen - Elizabeth I and Sir Walter Raleigh 9. Million Dollar Legs - The President of Klopstokia ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2019, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/1887 "2019-11-13T18:23:32Z")
Movies about non-U.S. leaders, and whom they focus on 1. Her Majesty Mrs. Brown - Queen Victoria and Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli 2. Hero - Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of a unified China. 3. Moon over Parador - Richard Dreyfuss poses as the leader of a South American country. 4. The Other Boleyn Girl - Anne Boleyn & Henry VIII 5. Downfall - Adolf Hitler and his secretary, Traudl Junge 6. Gandhi - Mohandas Gandhi 7. The Queen - Queen Elizabeth II 8. The Virgin Queen - Elizabeth I and Sir Walter Raleigh 9. Million Dollar Legs - The President of Klopstokia 10. The Great Dictator - Adolph Hitler Movies that became TV series 1. M_A_S\*H ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2019, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/1888 "2019-11-13T18:47:58Z")
The Great Dictator actually focuses on Adenoid Hynkel, not that “Hitler” fellow. Movies that became TV series 1. M_A_S\*H 2. Working Girl Starring a young Sandra Bullock; only episodes aired. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2019, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/1889 "2019-11-13T18:51:25Z")
Movies that became TV series 1. M_A_S\*H 2. Working Girl 3. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2019, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/1890 "2019-11-13T18:56:59Z")
Movies that became TV series 1. M_A_S\*H 2. Working Girl 3. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off 4. Dead Zone ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2019, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/1891 "2019-11-13T18:58:12Z")
Movies that became TV series 1. M_A_S\*H 2. Working Girl 3. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off 4. Dead Zone 5. Buffy the Vampire Slayer ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2019, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/1892 "2019-11-13T19:00:00Z")
Movies that became TV series 1. M_A_S\*H 2. Working Girl 3. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off 4. Dead Zone 5. Buffy the Vampire Slayer 6. The Silence of the Lambs ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2019, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/1893 "2019-11-13T19:06:37Z")
Movies that became TV series 1. M_A_S\*H 2. Working Girl 3. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off 4. Dead Zone 5. Buffy the Vampire Slayer 6. The Silence of the Lambs 7. Time After Time ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2019, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/1894 "2019-11-13T19:09:05Z")
Movies that became TV series 1. M_A_S\*H 2. Working Girl 3. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off 4. Dead Zone 5. Buffy the Vampire Slayer 6. The Silence of the Lambs 7. Time After Time 8. Animal House ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2019, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/1895 "2019-11-13T19:11:37Z")
Movies that became TV series 1. M_A_S\*H 2. Working Girl 3. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off 4. Dead Zone 5. Buffy the Vampire Slayer 6. The Silence of the Lambs 7. Time After Time 8. Animal House 9. The Odd Couple Okay, it was a play that became a movie that became a TV series. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2019, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/1896 "2019-11-13T19:18:04Z")
Movies that became TV series 1. M_A_S\*H 2. Working Girl 3. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off 4. Dead Zone 5. Buffy the Vampire Slayer 6. The Silence of the Lambs 7. Time After Time 8. Animal House 9. The Odd Couple 10. I Married A Witch Inspiration for Bewitched. Buddy Movies 1. The Road to Singapore ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2019, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/1897 "2019-11-13T19:19:58Z")
Buddy Movies 1. The Road to Singapore 2. Thelma & Louise ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2019, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/1898 "2019-11-13T19:27:00Z")
Buddy Movies 1. The Road to Singapore 2. Thelma & Louise 3. Tommy Boy ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2019, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/1899 "2019-11-13T19:47:49Z")
Buddy Movies 1. The Road to Singapore 2. Thelma & Louise 3. Tommy Boy 4. Ishtar ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2019, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/1900 "2019-11-13T20:46:49Z")
Buddy Movies 1. The Road to Singapore 2. Thelma & Louise 3. Tommy Boy 4. Ishtar 5. Midnight Run One of my all-time favorites: [Midnight Run Official Trailer #1 - Robert De Niro Movie (1988) HD - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khVFiUShfR8) ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2019, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/1901 "2019-11-13T21:31:16Z")
Buddy Movies 1. The Road to Singapore 2. Thelma & Louise 3. Tommy Boy 4. Ishtar 5. Midnight Run 6. Midnight Cowboy ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2019, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/1902 "2019-11-13T22:04:24Z")
Buddy Movies 1. The Road to Singapore 2. Thelma & Louise 3. Tommy Boy 4. Ishtar 5. Midnight Run 6. Midnight Cowboy 7. Shanghai Noon [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=94) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=96)